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Mahindra Enforcer (PBA team)
The Mahindra Enforcer are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was originally known as Kia Sorento and Kia Carnival during its debut season (2014–2015). The team is owned by Columbian Autocar Corporation, the exclusive distributor of Mahindra and Kia automobiles in the Philippines.
==History==
On April 10, 2014, Columbian Autocar Corporation, along with Manila North Tollways Corporation (NLEX Road Warriors) and Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. (Blackwater Elite) were approved by the PBA Board of Governors to become expansion teams for the 2014–15 PBA season.〔(PBA approves entry of new teams NLEX, Kia, Blackwater for next season ) Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, April 10, 2014〕 Upon entry to the PBA, the three teams will select players from a dispersal draft in July consisting of unprotected current PBA players and free agents.〔(PBA readies dispersal draft ) Joaquin Henson, philstar.com, June 4, 2014〕 They will also get to pick rookies in the 2014 PBA draft in August.〔(PBA: GlobalPort denies trading to Ginebra its 2014 first round pick ) Snow Badua, SportsDesk, Jun 13,2014〕
On June 9, 2014, the team held a press conference, announcing that boxer Manny Pacquiao will coach their team in the 2014–15 season.〔(Kia names Manny Pacquiao head coach of their expansion team ), GMA News Online, June 9, 2014〕 After announcing his intentions to join the draft, Pacquiao got picked 11th overall in the first round by the KIA team, thus becoming a playing coach.
A naming contest was held to determine the team's moniker or name.〔 (Kia puts up contest for PBA team name, 15 finalists to win US trip to watch NBA game ), Joshua Lopez, InterAksyon.com, May 29, 2014 〕 On August 24, 2014, hours after the 2014 PBA draft, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Ginia Domingo announced that they will took the moniker "Sorento", the name of their top-selling sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States.〔(Kia finally settles on a moniker for PBA team - and it's neither Kamao nor Pride ), Snow Badua, spin.ph, August 24, 2014〕 Prior to obtaining its official moniker, the team was dubbed as "The Kia Kamao" which is a call back to Pacquiao's nickname "Pambansang Kamao".
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